Necktie rack



Jan. 19, 1954 1, B, BERE 2,666,530

NECKTIE RACK Filed Dec. 7, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l IS nncntor Irvin B.Beren Gttorneg Jan. 19, [1954 l. B. BEREN 2,666,530

NECKTIE RACK Filed Dec. 7, 1950 2' Sheets-Sheet 2 'lrvin B.Beren I 3nventor I I I r i Patented Jan. 19, 1954 IUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE BACK 7 Irvin B. Beren, Dallas, Tex. Application December 7, 1950, Serial No. 199,651

2 Claims. 1

' ing each other or raised to an inclined position separating the ties laterally for displaying them for selection. The purpose of the invention is to provide such racks of various sizes, for commercial display purposes, and smaller ones, preferably for home use.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a tie support arm for tie racks on which a tie may be suspended and frictionally gripped along its edges to prevent longitudinally sliding and falling of the tie from the rack. I have found several structural arrangements for performing this function as described hereinafter but preferably a semicircular substantially upright loop arrangement has been found preferable in supporting the tie in the lower laterally extending curved portion with the edges of the tie engaging the upwardly inclined portions of the loop formation.

It is an object to produce such tie support arms and any number of such tie supporting loops may be provided and secured at intervals to a swinging support preferably six or more for home use and twelve or more for commercial display purposes, each arm being formed with two or more tie supporting loops symmetrically divided on opposite sides of the swinging support.

Another object is to provide improved head supports for the swing supports with simple and practical means for suspending the tie support ing loops either in a pendant or partly elevated or inclined position which will permit rapid and easy operation of the swinging support into its positions and also permit further elevating of the swinging arm above its normal inclined position if desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a tie rack having tie supporting loop-arms along its swinging support with a lower plain arm article support at its lower outer end for supporting various articles such as belts.

A further object in the invention is to provide such a tie rack which is the result of simple and inexpensive manufacturing processes, which may be given a chrome or other metal or paint or plastic finish and present a rack which is not only highly satisfactory from a utility, standpoint but has a highly attractive appearance.

Still further objects, details and advantages willappear in the following description supplemented by the accompanying drawing wherein 2 I1 highly satisfactory forms (if my tie rack are disclosed in detail.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie rack in accordance with my invention with the tie supports in an inclined or open position.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof with the tie supports being shown in a pendant position and indicated in broken lines in an inclined position.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation with portions broken away illustrating details of one form of supporting head of the tie rack.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the same.

Figs. 5 and 6 are similar views of a slightly modified form of supporting head and showing an arm with single supporting loops one at each side of the inclined support instead of a pair at each side.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a tie rack showing a further modified form of supporting head.

Figures 8, 9, 10 and 11 are detail views of said supporting head and modified part of the iii-- 7 clined support cooperating therewith. Figure 10 being a vertical sectional view on the central portion of Figure 9.

' Figure 12 is a detail view of one of the tie supporting arms shown in- Figures 1 and 9-.

Figures 13 and 14 are similar detail views showing modified tie loop supports.

Referring to the drawings the tie racks in accordance with my invention in general include tie supporting loop arms A on swinging support members B and a head C for supporting the swinging support in an inclined open position or a pendant closed position as best shown in Figures 1 and 2 respectively or Figures 7 and 8 respectively. The lower end of swinging support B terminates in laterally extending support members D for carrying articles such as belts. These parts are generic to the various structures illustrated though variations occurring in specific details of parts, their construction and as semblage as will be described as follows:

In the preferred form illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive and Figure 12 the swing support members B comprise a pair of parallel rods 20 having loops 2| at their upper ends providing longitudinal slots through which a supporting rod 22 in the head C extends. The lower ends 23 of the support members]; are extended laterally at an obtuse angle with respect to each other with their extreme ends 24 extending upwardly and given a smooth finish so as not to injure belts or other articles placed thereon or the user. The end construction of the swinging support 13 constitutes the article or belt carrying support D.

The tie supporting loop arms A are secured crosswise of swing support rods each having an intermediate straight portion which is welded where it contacts rods 20, as best indi cated in Figure 12, to hold the rods and arms in assembled relationship. I

As best shown in Figures 1., Tfand 12 these arms, on both sides of rods 2 are formed in a series of two semi-circular loops 26, or depressions,.-

each loop presenting a laterally extending bottom portion 21 with the gradually upwardly'curving side portions 28. It will be seen that the mid portion of a tie, which is relatively narrow as compared with its end portions, will be sub stantially flat on the bottom portion 2? of-a loop; I

26 and its edges will be frictionally engaged by the adjacent rising curved portions. ,Ztthereof, this frictional engagement being suchjas to sub: stantially hold the tie from sliding, and without necessarily crimping the portiori'bf the tie at the point of such engagement.

Such tie holding function may be accomplished by tie arms 29 orSO shown in Figuresl'sj and 14-,

wherein the corresponding parts comprise V- shaped supports 3| in arm'29 'or V-shaped sup ports 32 with flattened bottoms 33 of any desired width in .arm 3ll. WhiletheseM-s'naped formations will operate to.frict'ionally engage the tie portion in a manner similar to 'semicircular loops 2% there is more of a tendency t0 crimp or fold the engaged portion. of. the tie so that the upright semi-circular loop construction is preferred.

Tie loop arms A beyond. the tie loops, preferably two in number as shown in Figure 1, on. either side of rods 20 terminate inend portions 34 which are looped upon themselves both to present a pleasing appearance and to prevent articles from being .caught .on the endsor the userscratched as mightoccur with unfinished ends. I

The tie loop arm 35 shownin a single tie sup porting loop on either side 01 swinging support rods B which is desirable .in small tie. rack's where it is desired to support a small number of ties although it is found that the two loop forms of arms as shown in Figures-1 and. .7 and six in number each of which will. individually support twenty-four ties, is most desirable for home use. Of course the s'winging supportsB maybe of any desired length as indicatedby the breaks at 3B in Figure- 2 and I accordinglythe racks may have anydesired number the support..- ing arms; for commercial display purposes ten or more arms are desirable and the size, spacing and numberof tie supporting loops may be r J J i? Againreferring to Figures-L tol i particular 1y, as stated head C hasa supporting 1'od.2 2. for carrying the tie bar swinging support member B. This rod 22 and' a similar upper rod'. 31

slightly to therear of rod 22 are mounted in an open housing as extending throughs ideplates or portions 39 thereof with nuts or other terms of ornamental members on theend s -ot therods to hold them assembled. .Theside -porti 'ons.39 areconnected or are. integral. partsof a back wall member '4!) which is secured'td'a mounting plate 4| preferably by we1ding,'in' th is"simple and inexpensive form of tie bar supporting head. Apertures 42 in the mountin'gplate 41 are provided for the reception of screws for mounting the tie rack on a wall, door or the like.

In operation it will be seen in Figure 2 the tie rack swing support can normally hang in a pendant position from rod 22 but for display it may be swung upwardly to any desired position and for holding it in an inclined position as shown in Figure 1 when the tie loop arms are swung from an inclined position as shown to an up right position substantially vertical as shown in Figure 2 the-support Bis swung upwardly and pushed upwardly and backwardly as provided for by the slots in loops 2| so that the upper side thereof will engage the under side of rod 31 and the upper end of this loop to the rear will engage" the back member 40 of housing 38 and thereby frictionally retain the tie supporting members in the open inclined position.

Head C illustrated in Figures 5 and 6 is the same as the head illustrated in connection with the preferred form of tie rack shown in Figures 1 to 4 except that the housing is closed on front and on top. In this arrangement the mounting plate 43 is the same as the mounting plate 4! except that it is extended providing an upper horizontal portion 44 and a front vertical portion 45. To add to the appearance as well as saving sheet metal material the extending portions are tapered at the sides from the mid point 36 of the top of the'lower end of the front portion asbest shown in Figure 6. In this construction the housing 38 has its back member 46 secured to the mounting plate preferably by Welding'in the same manner as previously stated. The extending portions add to the appearance and structure .butit is, not essential that they be welded or otherwise secured to the housing side members 39.

The rack and head connections in Fig. '7 involve a modified principle in' swing support members B. The rods 29 are. not formed into a loop but are bent forwardly at 47 and upwardly again at 48 and their upper ends are welded or otherwise secured to across block 49,..the ends of which are supported on the upper edges of a rectangular fabricated sheet metal housing 50. Housing 50 is welded or otherwise secured to a plate 5| which carries a block 52 integrally secured to it so that block 49 may be engaged thereby between it and the upper end of housing 50 for supporting the swingingsupport in an inclined position. as shown in Figure '7 and indi- 'cated in broken lines. in Figure. 8. .Pla-te .5l may be a mounting platehowever as shown a mounting plate and housing closure 53 substantially thefsame asdisclosed in Figures 5 and 6 is see cured over. plate 5| and housing 58 a rivet 54 or other form of securing element holding them assembled. Apertures 55 through the back plates of this assembly provide for mounting the tierack with screws... It will be. noted that in this'iconstructionthe swinging support B is held a little nearer the wall or support upon which the rack is mounted'and the space between the upper'edges of housing 58 and top plate 56 of the housing closure'member 53 allows for the turning of the swinging support 3 and-removing the sameif desiredwithout removing a supportingbarpr'l'the like in the-other forms of heads. t .I

Having describedhighly satisfactory embodim nts of my invention what I claim as my. invention and desire'to'secure by Letters Patent is:'

1. A necktie rack comprising, a housing including an upright base for mounting on a wall and outwardly extending spaced apart side members carrying a pivot extending laterally between them, a longitudinal support comprising parallel rod members having loops at their upper ends providing longitudinal slots engaging said laterally extending pivot so as to hang downwardly therefrom in a pendant position, a stop member above said pivot between the side members engageable with the outer side portion of the upper slotted end of the longitudinal support when the support is swung to an inclined position and shoved upwardly behind the stop member, and crosswise necktie supporting arms carried by said longitudinal support.

2. A necktie rack comprising, a housing including an upright base for mounting on a wall and outwardly extending spaced apart side members carrying a pivot extending laterally between them, a longitudinal support comprising a pair of parallel rod members having loops at their upper ends providing longitudinal slots engaging said laterally extending pivot so as to hang downwardly therefrom in a pendant position, the lower ends of said rods terminating in oppositely extending lateral support bars for belts and the like, a stop member above said pivot between the side members engageable with the outer side portion of the upper slotted end of the longitudinal support when the support is swung to an inclined position and shoved upwardly behind the stop member, and crosswise necktie supporting arms carried by said longitudinal support.

IRVIN B. BEREN.

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